Brother 5250DN - B/W Laser Printer- User Manual

Safety Precautions 3 Regulations Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA) declares, that the products comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device...

Getting Started 6 1 1 What is in the box? Carton components may vary from one country to another.Save all packing materials and the printer carton in case for any reason you must ship your printer. 1 Front Cover Release Button 2 Control panel 3 Face-down output tray support flap (Support flap) 4 Fro...

Getting Started 7 2 Control panel For the details of the control panel, see Chapter 4 of the User’s Guide on the CD-ROM. 3 Printer LED Indications : Blinking: ON : OFF 1 The LED will blink in a pattern of ON for 2 seconds and then OFF for 3 seconds. 2 The LED will blink fast. 1 Toner LED indicates w...

Getting Started 8 4 Supplied CD-ROM You can find a variety of information on the CD-ROM. Initial Setup Instructional movie for printer setup. Install Printer Driver Install the printer driver. Install Other Driver or Utilities (For Windows ® users) Install optional drivers, utilities and Network man...

Setting Up the Machine 9 1 1 Put the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive For Windows ® users Improper Setup DO NOT connect the interface cable. Connecting the interface cable is done when installing the driver. 1 Put the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen will appear automatically. ...

Setting Up the Machine 10 STEP1 2 Install the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly Improper Setup DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. 1 Press the front cover release button and open the front cover (1). 2 Unpack the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. 3 Rock it from side to side several ti...

Setting Up the Machine 11 3 Load paper in the paper tray 1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the printer. 2 While pressing the blue paper-guide release lever (1), slide the paper guides to fit the paper size. Make sure that the guides are firmly in the slots. Note Not applicable for European cou...

Setting Up the Machine 12 STEP1 4 Print a test page Improper Setup DO NOT connect the interface cable yet. 1 Make sure that the printer power switch is off. Connect the AC power cord to the printer. 2 Plug the AC power cord into an AC power outlet. Turn on the printer power switch. 3 After the print...

Windows ® Macintosh ® Installing the Printer Driver 13 STEP2 Follow the instructions on this page for your operating system and interface cable.For the latest driver and to find the best solution for your problem or question, access the Brother Solutions Center directly from the CD-ROM / Driver or v...

Installing the Printer Driver 14 STEP2 W ind ow s ® US B Windows ® 1 1 For USB interface cable users (Windows ® 98/Me/2000/XP only) Note If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears on your PC, click Cancel . Installing the driver and connecting the printer to your PC 1 Make sure the USB interface cable...

Installing the Printer Driver 16 STEP2 W ind ow s ® Par all el Windows ® 2 For parallel interface cable users Note If the Found New Hardware Wizard appears on your PC, click Cancel . Connecting the printer to your PC and installing the driver 1 Click Install Printer Driver on the Menu screen. 2 Clic...

Installing the Printer Driver 19 W ind ow s ® Ne tw or k Windows ® For shared network printer users Note If you are going to connect to a shared printer on your network, we recommend that you ask your system administrator about the queue or share name printer prior to installation. Installing the dr...

Installing the Printer Driver 20 STEP2 M acin to sh ® US B Macintosh ® 4 For USB interface cable users For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater users Connecting the printer to your Macintosh ® and installing the driver 1 Click Install Printer Driver on the menu screen. 2 Click USB cable users and follow the...

For Network Users (For HL-5250DN) 26 1 1 BRAdmin Professional configuration utility (For Windows ® users) The BRAdmin Professional utility for Windows ® is designed to manage your Brother network connected devices in a Local Area Network (LAN) environment. For more information on BRAdmin Professiona...

For Network Users (For HL-5250DN) 27 2 BRAdmin Light configuration utility (For Mac OS ® X users) The Brother BRAdmin Light software is a Java™ application that is designed for the Apple Mac OS ® X environment. It supports some of the features of the Windows BRAdmin Professional software. For exampl...

For Network Users (For HL-5250DN) 28 3 Web browser The Brother print server is equipped with a web server that allows you to monitor its status or change some of its configuration settings, using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). Note The User Name is ‘ admin ’ and the default password is ‘ acces...

Consumables and Options 29 1 1 Options The printer has the following optional accessories. You can expand the capabilities of the printer by adding these items. See Chapter 5 of the User's Guide. 2 Consumables When the time comes to replace consumables, an error will be indicated by the LED’s on the...

Repacking Information 30 1 1 Shipment of the printer If for any reason you must ship your printer, carefully package the printer to avoid any damage during transit. We recommend that you save and use the original packaging. The printer should also be adequately insured with the carrier. Caution When...